Fluid-controlling apparatus.



H. SIEBEN.

FLUID CONTROLLING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 3. 1909.

938,61 3e Patented Nov. 2, 1909..

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'HENRY stenen, or KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, AssIGNoR or ONE-FOURTH '10l L. E. wenn AND ONE-FOURTH To A. H. GLASNER, or KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

FLUID-CONTROLLING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filedl February 3, 1909. Serial No. 475,915.A

fo all w/wm it may concern.'

Be it known that l, HENRY SIEBEN, a citizenot the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of ln'iasourrv have invented certain nenv and useful linprovenienbJ in Fluid-Controlling Apparatus. ot' which the following is a specitication. y

This invention relates to tluid-colitrolling a'pgviaratus for use in a building, the special object being to produce apparatus control lable troni the inside o`r outside ot thebnilding, according to location, the character of the fluid determining the location of such means; a further object being' to produce apparatus of the character outlined vof simple, strong, durable and inexpensive construction, and which can be easily, expeditiously and econmnically installed.

. l/Vith this general object in View and others as hereinafter' appear, the invention consists in certain novel and peculiar leatures'of construction as hereinafter described and clain'ied; and in order that it niay be fully understood reference to be had to the aecoinpanying drawing, in which;

Figure l. a sectionalview of a part of a building; equipped with apparatus embodying niy invention, shown'partly in elevation and partly in sect-ion. Fig. 2, is an enlarged section ot the valve.A Fig'. 3. is a horizontal section on the line IIL-lll of Fig. 2. Fig. 4, is a view showing a part ot the apparatus of n'loditied construction.

ln the said drawing'. 1 indicates the gas pipe leading' troni the main. not shou'n, toa valve casing 2. and El is the bouse-pipe leading` troni the opposite side ot the casing.

4. indicates the perforated diaphragm of the valve arranged between pipes 1 and 3 and below the diaphragm is a relnova ble cup 5, wherein projects and is capable of reciprocating and moving laterally to a slight extent. the rigid depending stem 6 ot the valve T. The valve is formed at its-'upper side with a projection 8 which in conjunction with the senti-circular cap t) forms 'a socket l0. tfr the ball ll at 'the lower end ofthe stein extension 1Q. Said extension exlendin;r

" slidiup'lv up through the sluiting-box 13.

For holding; the valve yicldingly depressed, a spring' or weight or both as shown, may be provided. The spring' 14 tits around steinextension t2 and bears at its opposite ends against tbe stutling-box and the socket forinbered 15 is secured to the upper` end of the extension 12 and pivotally' attached at its upper ends is a fusible link 16 engaged. with the lower end oi" a flexible device or chain 17. This chain inay extend in a'straight line into a box 18 which may' be ot' l'ra'ngble niaterial or be equipped with a door 1t of such material, any suitable means, not shown, be-

ing employed to secure the door normally in c5 closed position.

Ordinarily the chain w-ill follow an irreg ular course instead of a straightone and in such event, I employ a grooved guide sheave 20 for engagement bythe chain. The chain 7ok extends by preference through a conduit con# sisting ot pipes. 21 connected by one or more couplings 22 Within which 'the shaft 23 of the sheave is journ'aled and in order to facilitate the insertion of the sheave into the coup-` ling', the latter' is provided at one side Wit-li a slot 24 of suttlcient size, which slot s`n0rinally closed by -a removable c0ver`25 sea cured tothe coupling.

26 is a sleeve adjustably secured by 'aset 80 screw 27 vor its equivalent on the lower end of the conduit so that when raised access may be readily had to the chain and Weight for the purpose of eltecting a., coupling between` said elements by means of the fusible link 16, or for the purpose of replacing said link with a new one at. any time, the sleeve being normally lowered nearly to the weight for the purpose of preventing any one fromtanipering with the fusible link. t its upper 90 end the chain is pivotally connected by a link 28 with a lever 29 pivoted. to a bracket 30, suitably secured within the box, and said lever is provided atits free end with a ring or loop 31 for detachable engagement with 95 the hook 32 within the box. The valve is raised or unseated by swingix'lg the lever 29 to the position shown and is secured in such position by engagin the loop -or ring 31 with the hook so t iat may pass freely 10o through the valve to the house-pipe.

In the event of a tire, any one having' a4 key may open the dooi"19 and free the lever and thus permitI the valve'to be automatically seated so as to eut oli the gas supply.

intense heat to which the apparatus is sub- Patented A\ov. 2,

ing portions of thevalv-e. The weightlnin.-

' jected will melt the fusible link and thus peradapting mit the valve to be automaticallyseated and cut olf the gas supply 'and thus eliminate danger of an explosion or the feeding of the -fire with gas.` When the'iire is extinguished and it is desiredto resupply the building with gas, a new fusible -link is substitutedl for that which was melted by the heat.

If desired the elevation of the valve may be 'eil'ected moreveasily by fulcruming a lever 33 on the casing' or an extension 34 thereof and connecting its opposite end to the lower end of a fusible link 16 said lever being pivotally connected at an intermediate point as at 35 to the'end of-rod 12 equipped with the weight-15'. By connecting the 'valve with stemvexltension 12, through a ball and socket joint, the former is permitted to rock slightly in order lo insure a more perfect gas-tight 'oint yvvith`* 'the orifice of the diaphragm, it

eing obvious thatthroiigh wear of. the stem or stuffing-box, the v ive may in time get slightly out f line Withtlie oriiice.- By thus the valve to accommodate itself automatically to the'- seat, a perfect joint withl the latter 'is insured for the entireperiodof service ofthe valve.

From the` above description it will be apparent that I' have produced a gas-controlng apparatus embodying the features of ,advantage enumerated'as desirable and I wish it to Ibe understood that I reserve lthe right to make all changes falling lwithin the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

VHaving thus described the invention what I claim as newand'dcsire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In anapparatus of the character describd,;a .pair of pipes, a valve, yielding means tendingto cause the valveto close communication'bctwecn the pi es, a fusible part connected 'to and mova le with the valve, a Ibox, a lever in said box, a liexible connection suitably guidedand linked at .one end to the. lever and at the' other end to the said fusible= par t,and means to secure the lever at one extremity ofl its movement with the, valvelunseatcd, against the resistance of said ielding means.

2. nanpapparatuspf the character de- -scribed,a pair of pipes, av valve, `yielding meansl tending to# cause the valve to close communication between the pipes, a insane part connected to and movable with the valve, rhein-a lever in said box, a pipeway i extending from said box 'to a. pointJ adjacent to the valve, a lexible connection suitably guided extending through the pipevayA and linked at one end to the lever and at the other to the said fusible part, a sleeve adjustable on the pipeway and adapted to inclosc the fusible part, and means to secure the lever at one extremity of-its movement with the valve unseated, against the 'resistance of said yielding means.

8. In an apparatus of the character de scribed,a pair of pipes, a valve, yielding means tendingto cause the valve to close com inunicatiou between the pipes, a, fusible part movable with the valve, a suitablyguided iiexible connection attached at its lower end to the fusible part, a box, a conduit inclosing the flexible connection embodying an ciber.'-

elbow, adapted to be introduced them-zinA through the said yopening' and forming a guide for the icxible connection, a sleeve .fitting tclescopically on and orn'iing a, pertof the conduit and normally inclosing said fusible part, means to secure said sleeve rigidly to the conduit, and means `connected to the opposite end of the connection to impart movement to the latter to open the valve.

4. ln an apl'mratus of the character described, a valve casing, having a perforated scat, a cup below said seat, a stuiiing-box above the seat, a, valve above the scat pre vided with a stem yextending downward through the valve-seat openingand into the cup, capable of reciprocatory and latein?L movement, a reciprocatory rod extending" through the stufhng box and having an universal-Joint connection'with the valve, and

.inc/ans for holding said .valve seated with a yielding pressure. l

ln testimony wher-coi l alii: my signature in the presence ci two Witnesses.

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lVitncsses z H. C. Roncnns, Gr. Y. Trionrr. 

